Just 3 days! India cuts approval time for foreign Covid-19 vaccines
India will provide approvals to COVID-19 vaccines approved by health regulators like US FDA within 3 days; detailled guidelines to come soon
Joe C Mathew | April 15, 2021 | Updated 15:05 IST
India will take only three working days to clear the applications to import and supply COVID-19 vaccines approved for restricted use by US FDA, EMA, UK MHRA, PMDA Japan or which are listed in WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The country's drug regulator Central Drugs Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) headed by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) will issue a detailed guideline specifying the regulatory pathway for such approvals on the basis of recommendations from the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), headed by Niti Aayog member (health) Dr VK Paul soon.